the people of Connecticut with distinction on the Circuit Court bench." On May 17, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed Carney's nomination by a 71–28 vote. She received her commission on May 17, 2011. She entered duty as a Circuit Judge on June 21, 2011. On November 5, 2021, Carney announced that she would assume senior status upon the confirmation of her successor. She assumed senior status on September 27, 2022. Personal life Carney has five brothers. Her mother, Cleo Carney, and father, John R. Carney, both served in the United States Navy. References External links 1951 births Living people 20th-century American women lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American women judges Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit People from Waltham, Massachusetts United States court of appeals judges appointed by Barack Obama Harvard College alumni